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Voting at the Michigan League in 1968! ⭐
🏛️ Several iconic U-M buildings have served as polling places over the years, including the League, the Michigan Union, and Mosher Hall!
So, if you voted at UMMA this year, you’re part of a long historic tradition. 😊
Here are a few other fun facts about U-M’s voting history:
✅ Long before computers, telegraphs were used to send election updates to Ann Arbor!
🎱 Historic U-M students could see voting results projected via lanterns onto large curtains, or written on blackboards in gathering places, like the local billiards hall!
💡 One local newspaper also flashed search lights into the sky in order to share updates on an early presidential election!
"Interested in the identity of the next president of the United States? If so, watch the sky in the vicinity of the Ann Arbor Press building on Maynard street tonight,” the 1912 Michigan Daily announced.
“The Michigan Daily will operate a search-light from the roof above its offices, flashing the election returns at short intervals.”
“If Wilson is leading the light will be sent straight up into the air; in case Roosevelt is in the lead, the light will be sent up in broken flashes; if Taft is ahead, the light will be sent from side to side in half-circles.”
Vote to make your own mark on history! ⭐
Click through to see more photos of voters at the Michigan League in 1968!
📸: News and Information Photographs, 1968
#ElectionDay #UMich #MichiganHistory #AnnArbor #UMichVotes
Voting at the Michigan League in 1968! ⭐
🏛️ Several iconic U-M buildings have served as polling places over the years, including the League, the Michigan Union, and Mosher Hall!
So, if you voted at UMMA this year, you’re part of a long historic tradition. 😊
Here are a few other fun facts about U-M’s voting history:
✅ Long before computers, telegraphs were used to send election updates to Ann Arbor!
🎱 Historic U-M students could see voting results projected via lanterns onto large curtains, or written on blackboards in gathering places, like the local billiards hall!
💡 One local newspaper also flashed search lights into the sky in order to share updates on an early presidential election!
"Interested in the identity of the next president of the United States? If so, watch the sky in the vicinity of the Ann Arbor Press building on Maynard street tonight,” the 1912 Michigan Daily announced.
“The Michigan Daily will operate a search-light from the roof above its offices, flashing the election returns at short intervals.”
“If Wilson is leading the light will be sent straight up into the air; in case Roosevelt is in the lead, the light will be sent up in broken flashes; if Taft is ahead, the light will be sent from side to side in half-circles.”
Vote to make your own mark on history! ⭐
Click through to see more photos of voters at the Michigan League in 1968!
📸: News and Information Photographs, 1968
#ElectionDay #UMich #MichiganHistory #AnnArbor #UMichVotes
On this day 100 years ago, this photo was snapped of U-M football player Benny Friedman, intercepting a pass in midair! 🏈
This 1924 football game featured the Michigan Wolverines and the Minnesota Golden Gophers, who competed while the Little Brown Jug trophy waited patiently on the sidelines. 🏆
(The trophy was given its own special pedestal.)
Despite the fact that the Wolverines’ team captain was resting from a foot injury, and couldn’t join them on the field, U-M scored two touchdowns in the first half.
“The Gophers fought valiantly, but couldn’t withstand the tricky plays of the Victors,” the Michigan Daily wrote; ultimately, U-M won 13 to 0.
A lucky photographer snapped this photo just as Friedman was catching the football in mid-air!
📸: Athletic Department records, 1924
#OTD #UMich #Wolverines #FootballHistory #LittleBrownJug #100YearsAgo
On this day 100 years ago, this photo was snapped of U-M football player Benny Friedman, intercepting a pass in midair! 🏈
This 1924 football game featured the Michigan Wolverines and the Minnesota Golden Gophers, who competed while the Little Brown Jug trophy waited patiently on the sidelines. 🏆
(The trophy was given its own special pedestal.)
Despite the fact that the Wolverines’ team captain was resting from a foot injury, and couldn’t join them on the field, U-M scored two touchdowns in the first half.
“The Gophers fought valiantly, but couldn’t withstand the tricky plays of the Victors,” the Michigan Daily wrote; ultimately, U-M won 13 to 0.
A lucky photographer snapped this photo just as Friedman was catching the football in mid-air!
📸: Athletic Department records, 1924
#OTD #UMich #Wolverines #FootballHistory #LittleBrownJug #100YearsAgo
Happy Halloween from the archives! 🎃
We’re celebrating by sharing tricks and treats from Michigan’s history!
🦄 Historical Trick: In 1954, the Michigan Daily reported sightings of a “unicorn” in the Law Quad!
The unicorn was actually a horse named Whirlaway, loaned by a local farmer to U-M student Theodore Swift.
Theodore planned to fasten a conical hat, striped “in the fashion of a barber pole,” to the horse’s head, according to his later description of the event, in the Law Quad Notes.
This prank was inspired by the cartoon movie, “The Unicorn in the Garden,” which was playing in Ann Arbor at the time!
Historical Treat: In 1980, School of Music students dressed up in Halloween costumes for a musical performance—and dressed up their instruments, too! 🎩
Pictures in the News and Information collection in the archives show several of the cellos and basses wearing hats, including a cowboy hat, and a witch’s hat!
Click through for another treat, and another trick, from the archives!
Have a wonderful Halloween, and Go Boo! 💙🎃
You can learn more about the “Unicorn in the Garden” incident in Michigan Today writer Jim Tobin’s piece “When Animals Went to School,” and you can find more historical photos like the ones seen in this post in the Bentley’s Online Image Bank!
#HappyHalloween #Archives #MichiganHistory #TrickOrTreat #GoBoo
Happy Halloween from the archives! 🎃
We’re celebrating by sharing tricks and treats from Michigan’s history!
🦄 Historical Trick: In 1954, the Michigan Daily reported sightings of a “unicorn” in the Law Quad!
The unicorn was actually a horse named Whirlaway, loaned by a local farmer to U-M student Theodore Swift.
Theodore planned to fasten a conical hat, striped “in the fashion of a barber pole,” to the horse’s head, according to his later description of the event, in the Law Quad Notes.
This prank was inspired by the cartoon movie, “The Unicorn in the Garden,” which was playing in Ann Arbor at the time!
Historical Treat: In 1980, School of Music students dressed up in Halloween costumes for a musical performance—and dressed up their instruments, too! 🎩
Pictures in the News and Information collection in the archives show several of the cellos and basses wearing hats, including a cowboy hat, and a witch’s hat!
Click through for another treat, and another trick, from the archives!
Have a wonderful Halloween, and Go Boo! 💙🎃
You can learn more about the “Unicorn in the Garden” incident in Michigan Today writer Jim Tobin’s piece “When Animals Went to School,” and you can find more historical photos like the ones seen in this post in the Bentley’s Online Image Bank!
#HappyHalloween #Archives #MichiganHistory #TrickOrTreat #GoBoo
Meet your archivists (and their cats! 🐈)
We’re excited to share some fun facts about some of the amazing archivists and librarians who work at U-M, along with their beloved feline friends!
Discover the answers to questions like:
🥋 Which Special Collections archivist has a Black Belt in Taekwondo?
🕓 Which cat wants to eat dinner at 4 AM?
🏈 Which Bentley Historical Library archivist has seen 25 varsity sports live?
💕 Which cat likes to snuggle?
⚽ Which Clements Library cataloger played soccer in high school?
📖 Which cat likes hiding in bookshelves and pretending to be a book?
Click through to see the answers! ❤️🐾 And feel free to share fun facts about your cat, too!
Happy National Cat Day 🤝 Happy American Archives Month!
#Archivists #Cats #NationalCatDay #AmericanArchivesMonth #Cute #CatsAreSoGood
Meet your archivists (and their cats! 🐈)
We’re excited to share some fun facts about some of the amazing archivists and librarians who work at U-M, along with their beloved feline friends!
Discover the answers to questions like:
🥋 Which Special Collections archivist has a Black Belt in Taekwondo?
🕓 Which cat wants to eat dinner at 4 AM?
🏈 Which Bentley Historical Library archivist has seen 25 varsity sports live?
💕 Which cat likes to snuggle?
⚽ Which Clements Library cataloger played soccer in high school?
📖 Which cat likes hiding in bookshelves and pretending to be a book?
Click through to see the answers! ❤️🐾 And feel free to share fun facts about your cat, too!
Happy National Cat Day 🤝 Happy American Archives Month!
#Archivists #Cats #NationalCatDay #AmericanArchivesMonth #Cute #CatsAreSoGood